Assessing the long-term impact of microcredit on rural poverty | Does the timing and length of participation matter?
2015
Berhane, Guush; Gardebroek, Cornelius
IFPRI2; Theme 6; Subtheme 6.2; GRP32; ESSP II
Show more [+] Less [-]In recent years, microfinance institutions are seen as beacons of hope to help eradicate poverty through, among others, providing credit to poor rural households. Availability of small but repeated loans is, in the long-term, expected to impact on poverty. However, decades after the introduction of microfinance institutions into many rural areas, there are still questions as to what extent such long-term benefits are realized. This is because evaluating the long-term impact of microfinance provision on household welfare is difficult due to difficulties in controlling for heterogeneities in the borrower pool and subsequent borrowing dynamics.
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